CVE-2026-32033
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
OpenClaw versions prior to 2026.2.24 contain a path traversal vulnerability where @-prefixed absolute paths bypass workspace-only file-system boundary validation due to canonicalization mismatch. Attackers can exploit this by crafting @-prefixed paths like @/etc/passwd to read files outside the intended workspace boundary when tools.fs.workspaceOnly is enabled.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.3–7.5
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-0501OpenClaw: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenClaw ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder andere nicht näher definierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
- GHSA-27cr-4p5m-74rjOpenClaw has a workspace-only sandbox guard mismatch for @-prefixed absolute paths2026-03-03ghsa · osvUS
A workspace-only file-system guard mismatch allowed `@`-prefixed absolute paths to bypass boundary validation in some tool path checks. ### Impact When `tools.fs.workspaceOnly=true`, certain `@`-prefixed absolute paths (for example `@/etc/passwd`) could be validated before canonicalization while runtime path handling normalized the prefix differently. In affected code paths this could permit reads outside the intended workspace boundary. Per `SECURITY.md`, OpenClaw is primarily a personal-assistant runtime with trusted-user assumptions, and this path is gated behind non-default sandbox/tooling configuration. That reduces practical exposure, but the bypass is still a security bug and is fixed. ### Affected Packages / Versions - Package: `openclaw` (npm) - Latest published at triage time: `2026.2.23` - Affected versions: `<= 2026.2.23` - Patched versions: `>= 2026.2.24` ### Fix Commit(s) - `9ef0fc2ff8fa7b145d1e746d6eb030b1bf692260` OpenClaw thanks @tdjackey for reporting.
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references (10)
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- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9ef0fc2ff8fa7b145d1e746d6eb030b1bf692260cnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-27cr-4p5m-74rjcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-path-traversal-via-prefixed-absolute-paths-in-workspace-boundary-validationcnnvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9ef0fc2ff8fa7b145d1e746d6eb030b1bf692260enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/security/advisories/GHSA-27cr-4p5m-74rjenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openclaw-path-traversal-via-prefixed-absolute-paths-in-workspace-boundary-validationenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9ef0fc2ff8fa7b145d1e746d6eb030b1bf692260Patchnvd
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